Fox Chase Farm, Philadelphia

Name: Fox Chase Farm
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#386 among attractions in Philadelphia

Park, Relax in park, Queen Anne architecture

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Fox Chase Farm is one of two working farms in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formerly owned by the Wistar family, the farm is located on Pine Road in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia on the border with Montgomery County. The farm gradually became surrounded by the city's residential neighborhoods and was purchased by the city in 1975. It is now run as an educational farm by the School District of Philadelphia. ()

Built: 1822 (202 years ago)Elevation: 167 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°5'26"N, 75°4'31"W

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Huntingdon ValleyPhiladelphia United States

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Day trips

Fox Chase Farm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pennypack Trail, Knowlton Mansion, Lorimer Park, Lawnview Memorial Park.

0.6 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Pennypack Trail, Elkins Park
16 min walk • The Pennypack Trail is a rail trail located in eastern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The trail runs 6.2 miles from Rockledge north to the County Line Road border with Bucks County in Huntingdon Valley along the former alignment of SEPTA's Fox Chase-Newtown Line.
1.2 miS
Gothic Revival architecture
Knowlton Mansion, Philadelphia
31 min walk • Knowlton Mansion, also known as the Rhawn Residence, is a historic mansion in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
~1380 ftN
Park
Lorimer Park, Huntingdon Valley
7 min walk • Lorimer Park is a 230-acre public park in Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The park, a bequest from George Horace Lorimer, is connected to Pennypack Park in Philadelphia County, and the Pennypack Creek runs through both parks.
1.4 miSW
Park, Cemetery
Lawnview Memorial Park, Jenkintown
35 min walk • Lawnview Memorial Park, sometimes referred to as Lawnview Cemetery, is a cemetery located at 500 Huntingdon Pike in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.
0.9 miE
40°5'23"N • 75°3'27"W
Pennypack Environmental Center, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Park
0.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Fox Chase, Philadelphia
18 min walk • Fox Chase is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.